The West has surpassed the Soviets/Russians in every category, rendering the Soviets in the ash heap of history.
This is part of the last gasps of the Russian Empire. It too will die a slow death. Just give it time and the bread lines will be back.
Indeed. The Crimea population had the choice to express their choice in a referendum. Crimea was not "annexed", as a republic it asked to join the Russian Federation, where there are many other regions affiliated.
The Hawaii population never had that chance. They were simply annexed , by a vote of the US Congress... To refresh your failing memory, when you preach moral superiority:
"The Hawaiian islands were the clear choice to for bases during the Spanish-American War in 1898, and this time Congress moved to annex the Hawaiian islands by Joint Resolution, a process requiring only a simple majority in both houses of Congress. On July 12, 1898, the Joint Resolution passed and the Hawaiian islands were officially annexed by the United States."
--National Archives website